"Hey, Cecil, I got a new movie and was wondering if you'd be home soon so we can watch it together." Carlos said hopefully.
"Sorry Sweetheart I can't, I'm at the lab with Dimitri." Cecil responded. Instead of answering Carlos just hung up, which was quite rude according to the secret police officer tasked with listening to their conversations for the day. Carlos hadn't been feeling as loved by Cecil as of late. His three-eyed radio host had been spending more and more time with the new scientist in town from Russia, Dimitri, and less and less time with his boyfriend. It was bugging the crap out of Carlos and he didn't know how to fix it. Carlos sighed. For tonight he would simply settle for being pathetic and go sit at a booth in Big Rico's and watch the lab next door to see what they were doing. He grabbed his jacket off the back of the couch on his way to the door and told himself he wasn't doing this out of jealousy, just curiosity.
Carlos gritted his teeth as he walked up to Big Rico's door and recognized the figure that was approaching the door from the direction of the lab. It was the new scientist, Dimitri. They both reached the door at the same time and Carlos sneered.
"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with my boyfriend over at the lab?"
"Hm? Oh you're Carlos! It's so great to finally meet you, you're supposed to be the best scientist ever stationed here." Dimitri held out a hand to Carlos and the Hispanic scientist simply looked at it coldly, not making a move to shake hands with the man who in his eyes stole his boyfriend. Dimitri's excited smile faded slightly and he let his hand drop back down to his side. "Well… anyways, I'm just picking up some pizza for us to eat over at the lab."
"Uh huh. And what have you two been doing at the lab?" Carlos asked. Dimitri rubbed the back of his neck and chuckled nervously.
"Um well I'm working on a series experiments on Nightvale I'm hoping to present to a scientist I want to have an apprenticeship under."
"What exactly does my boyfriend have to do with that?"
"He's part of my experiments."
"Excuse me?" Carlos growled as they walked into Big Rico's together.
"He agreed to it." They were silent as they got in line and ordered but when they were waiting for their pizzas Dimitri spoke again. "It's gorgeous when his tattoos move. And absolutely breathe taking when they glow." The Russian scientist said softly, almost as though complementing his boyfriend would ease Carlos's obvious anger. Carlos sucked in a breath and swelled with rage as he whirled around to face the other scientist.
"EXCUSE ME?" Dimitri shrank a little and his eyes widened when he realized how that would sound. Cecil's tattoos only moved when he was aroused and they only glowed when he climaxed.
"That's-that's not what I meant." Dimitri stammered.
"YOU'RE HAVING AN AFAIR WITH MY BOYFRIEND? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" The secret police officer sitting in the corner started to stand, sensing that he may be needed, but then sat back down as the waitress came back with his refilled iced tea glass. He told himself it would be fine without his interference.
"I'm-" Carlos didn't wait for Dimitri to finish, he didn't wait for his pizza, he stormed out of Big Rico's and got in his car and drove home. He was crying the whole way.